As Josh began using the dark force he felt as dark energy leaked out of him as Josh easily covered himself in the darkness he found himself in the middle of a field. Finding himself where he wanted to be Josh cut of three fingers throwing them into different directions before quickly teleporting away.
Immediately leaving with his main body Josh scouted the area through the symbiotes easily finding Jamie doing farm work, using one of the symbiotes Josh set and ambushed Jamie after he returned to his home. The symbiote hiding in between the wooden tiles waited for him to enter before quickly pouncing on him taking control over his body.
'That was pretty easy, my plan should work I want to collect specimen from alternate hidden places like wakanda or the bottom of the ocean I want to rob wakanda for some vibranium and some of those heart shaped herbs it's something that will give me leaverage over the future kings of wakanda because sooner or later killmonger will burn all of it down sooner or later.'
Using the remaining simbiotes in the area Josh released a lot of darkforce energy through the symbiotes and used them to cover the space transporting everything they could find inside the forest into the hive from the soil to the trees filling the place up with all sorts of plants and animals.
Josh was watching as everything they absorbed appeared inside it's designated biome, Josh separated the trees mimicking it's original overall structure. With all the new life entering the hive the benefit was immediate with the space growing even vaster as more life entered.
There's far to much land and not enough things to do with it Josh separated where he collected all the trees into two distinct biomes with the first one being creating for collecting the native species to the ecosystem with the second being used to house all the animals he's collected so far in an actually livable environment for them.
'I left six equally spaced locations for different possible habitats, since thrice worked so well I'll definitely do it again. My next stop is wakanda with so much vibranium in wakanda I'll definitely be hunted down if I'm caught I'll only have one shot to get everything I want because they've never delt with a teleporter until Deadpool does it. I'm not as erratic as Deadpool I want everything and with my power only rising it'll become even easier I'm not sure if I should steal the vibranium from this universe because it might force me against all of wakanda here and I don't want to have deal with it constantly. '
Deciding just to steal the heart shaped herbs Josh punched his shoulder making him clone himself. After creating several clones he gave them all orders 'one you're going to take the heart shaped herbs from this dimension placeing it in the third biome alongside all the plants in wakanda. Two your goal is biome four you're going after Atlantis taking samples of everything there alongside their version of the heart shaped herb, three you're going to attempt going to another universe your goal should be the vibranium there alongside anything unique or worth your time.
If you can, try to go to the world where the heroes become zombies to make it easier to take everything most of the heroes should be off world eating galactus they were gone for close to 50 years so it should be fine having 50 years of wiggle room.' As he gave his clones their orders they all fell to the ground clutching at their heads.
*what the hell is going on* immediately feeling the problem Josh was surprised he had hit the jackpot the cause of the problem was a new arrival Emma frost. The feeling was because he was originally being attacked by her psychic abilities, tuning into the symbiote he immediately gained its memory's looking into what happened.
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Emma was making her way back to her university dormitory from her current job, she was currently working part time as after running from home. Making her way home when she was ambushed by a black blob, Emma was relatively new with her powers being able to read and control minds. She even untrained was able to force her will onto others Josh realized quickly that she was most definitely Emma frost.
'From what I can tell about the current Emma she doesn't seem to be apart of the hellfire club so I don't think she's meet Sebastian Shaw yet.' Easily overpowering Emma he decided to bring her into the hive to chat, drawing her into the hive she appears in the forest with the normal animals.
Awaking in the forest Emma was surprised and an edge flaring her power outward she couldn't feel a thing. Looking around she asked "where the hell am I, I was most definitely making my way to the dormitory, it must've been the blob that attacked me."
Walking out from behind a tree Josh said 'Hello I am Casper Manhattan the keeper of this space ment to guide the people that find themselves here.' Emma was surprised and suspicious. "Where is this place I don't know any places like this in New York."
Casper told Emma 'this place is the hive a newly born afterlife outside of normal space. Those that find themselves connected to the hive are capable of reviveing themselves after death if they gain a blessing, blessing's strengthen one's abilities or grant new ones. People usually gain a blessing by contributing to this place In sacrificeing anything's unique or special to this place or by gaining followers to believe in this place.'
Emma curiously asked "how can a person revive themselves from the dead if this place is supposed to be a afterlife,? and what do gaining followers matter.?" Casper explained 'this place is a unique afterlife outside of the normal physical world that brings everything together so those who are lucky enough to enter this space can enter and leave it at will as long as you're alive. After the physical body dies your soul will return here, but if you have had an influence in this place by adding something new you can gain this places blessing you can return through the black lake under the sun.'
Emma asked "how do you know so much about this place. There doesn't seem to be anybody around here." looking around Josh said 'there are several other souls here though their statues are a bit away I only felt your presence because I am this places guide. I am bound by a contract with this place to act as its guide and as such I am unable to leave this space.
the black blob that attached itself to you is usually referd to as a symbiote they seem to ack as gates to this place because they seem to directly be able to directly bring things through to this place some of the other residents call them keys because they allow for the access to this space to see our afterlives. Constantly here I hear most gossip and speculation.'
Emma asked " How can someone enter and exit here at will and how does someone control the symbiote it literally attacked me, And why would I even want to keep it. It looks disgusting with a bunch of squirming tentacles constantly wiggling around." 'Symbiotes get aggressive when their hosts reject them though hit thir willpower is great enough it can force them into submission I've seen a host do it defore.'
Emma hearing that immediately thought about her abilities said "how would people like followers gain access to this place you said that only the symbiotes can give access to this place and I'm already the host":
Josh smirked saying 'I got it to answer your question, anybody can grant access to this space through a partial connections and through mental connections, as long as a persons soul enters this place it is bound and as a person grant several rare unseen sacrifices to this place they gains access to this place they can get a blessing from this place alowing for several benefits like strengthening your body and resurrection after death.
The black pond that allows people to revive can only be accessed by someone with a blessing, the pond is indisructible and destroys the souls of those who touch it without a blessing it destroys everything about them soul and all, something that should be impossible in this place all beings killed in this place just revive shortly after being killed but that pond is the only exception in this place.'
Emma was shocked *everything in this place is immortal that makes no sense but then again it is an afterlife* deciding that she knew enough about this place she decided to leave * I'm tired this is too much I just wanted to go to a different college, I'll definitely need a bite. This is way to much to process first I got attacked by a black slime thing and now I'm cursed to go to another relalm when I die.* Emma jumped when she heard a voice saying "I'm not a slime thing I am a klyntar though many call us symbiotes."
Emma almost completely forgot about the fact that it's sentient she was surprised to hear it speak 'you can talk' "yes our kind share information with our hosts we learn what they do alongside ingormation from the hive, the hive allows for the transfer of information between people from anywhere as long as they enter they enter this place."
Emma being curious asked 'where are you you're not in my body because this place is in another place' I'm lactated in your soul I am unable to move while you are in this space looking around she saw a bright and vibrant sparkling blue fire releasing purple flames 'is this my soul it's beautiful,' the soul was a light blue fire that shimmered unnaturally releasing purple flames. The fire shimmered unnaturally like looking into a precious gem.
the symbiote made a chibi face in the frie saying "symbiotes struggle even more to communicate with the hive in a host because they struggle connecting to the hive because the Host jams the signal symbiotes can usually only send and relay information to whe hive without hosts because of this we are all connected to the hive physically so when we exist there we exist there physically. "
Deciding that she symbiote was pretty cute Emma said 'what should I call you little one' the symbiote flared out "I refuse to be called little one we're just not at our full strength I could definitely crush you. Call me (give me recommendations I'll choose what I like best)"
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Josh watched as Emma began chatting with the symbiote looking into the other new arrivals there were several new arrivals one of the recently arrived souls was Decon frost. Looking at what Decon frost was doing he began looking through his memories.Josh quickly looked around to see if he's suspected anything.
* I have gotten the super computer done already because of that fool Eric we've gathered basically everything remaining ccontaining any information about the blood god. While it'll take some time to decode something so ancient with something this top teir* looking at everything Decon frost knew he looked to see what he knew about blade, looking at what he knew about blade he knew that he was surprised at how little he knew.
Looking through Decon frost's memories he leard 'so all he knows is that blade is the only known daywalker. All of this was stuff I already know he doesn't have any unique insights, i should search for the mutant Doug Ramsey otherwise known as cypher he is an overpowered mutant with the ability of omniligalism it's an underrated power that allows him to learn and speak any language.'
Looking into what his clones we're currently doing he found himself in the ruins of New York surrounded by a hordes of zombies. *so this is an alternate universe I'll definitely need to find people here with hack like abilities to control like Doug who goes by revelation in the future (omiligual), synch who can copy the powers of others (universal power mimicry ),Eva Bell who can make time bubble that can stop slow or reverse time(chronokinesis time bubbles ),jitter who can instantly learn a single skill for a minute or death dream who can slip between life and death. Most of the mutants should be zombies that are currently running around somewhere it'll be a hassle finding so many people on such a dead universe.
If there are definitely far more people with unique abilities that I need to get my hands on like David Elaine who can siphon and keep the information from people around him(Prodegy knowledge siphoning ), shilpa who can control technology within her sight(technopath)or Sage who has biokinesis somthing I definitely need in my arsenal (firewall biokinesis). Finding someone with such unique powers like Justina LaGuara (Enhanced power mimicry) are going to be extremely difficult being able to copy the abilities of anybody nearby and automatically being better are just absolute hacks even compared to some abilities like page (skin shedding) who can shed a layer of skin revealing a layer of whatever she wants underneath or Moira taggert (lifetime reincarnation) who can literally relive her life.
Of the mutants on this reality the main people that I need to find first is Lin lee(nature control) who can control plants and animals it's something I'll definitely need it when collecting all the samples I can. Axes(multiversal travel) a person with the ability to go back and forth from DC he's one of the few people able to directly leave the marvel multiverse and sabastan shaw (energy absorption) who can absorb any and all energy to strengthen himself.
If it's positive to find Axes it might just be possible to use something from there like the anti-life equation or the speed equation this is a good place to test it*
Deciding to test if anything from the DC universe works here Josh first cleared the zombies that kept trying to bite him moving straight through Josh's coporial form.
Collecting all the zombies into an empty plain he felt his body shiver as the zombies entered his body. Looking around at the now empty clearing Josh created several clones ' One you head over to wakanda to get the vibranium and the heart shaped herbs if they still exists here while two you will be the other one will head over to mexico to go deal with namor and the vibranium down there make a few clones of your own to find our targets. I will make a clone to do some experiments In the meantime I'm going to deal with what the new zombies in our collection,'
Looking at where the new souls arived he watched as they seemed to come to their senses listening in to what the zombies were doing and saying.
With several zombies who found themselves inside a barren land with nothing but the sun shining down "where am I wasn't I running from zombies the last thing I remember is being hungry and everything went black but I feel fine am I dead. I no longer feel the hunger" looking around several of the other zombies seemed to be the same.
They saw the look of shame on each other's faces as all the things they did as regular zombies came back in bits and pieces one of the zombies broke down in hysteria confessing "I ate my wife and daughter it's all my fault." The other zombies looked away in shame as a few of the others did the same as one of the zombies kept looking around they saw as new zombies appeared out of nowhere.
One of the formerly silent zombies asked "Does anyone know where this place is not that I'm normal I want to find a place to settle down because this was too much" several zombies agreed deciding to go searching together for anyone.